Certificate in Practical Finance and Accounting

Are you able to use the essential accounting and financial tools, techniques and know-how and apply them practically in real-life business situations? This Certificate in Practical Finance and Accounting training course illustrates and reinforces the use of the essential accounting and financial tools and techniques to enable non-financial and financial professionals at every level to make better-informed decisions to improve financial performance, create and increase corporate value and shareholder value, and maximise shareholder wealth.

This Certificate in Practical Finance and Accounting training course covers the two separate disciplines of finance and accounting and introduces the principles, processes and techniques of accounting and finance systems used by business organisations. It illustrates how accounting and financial data and information are collected and recorded, and then summarised and presented to investors and others in the form of financial statements and reports. From an internal perspective, accounting and financial data and information may be used in a variety of ways to support the effective planning, control and management of the organisation. This Certificate in Practical Finance and Accounting training course also explores the financial institutions and financial markets that provide access to long-term financing for capital investment and growth, and the range of short-term finance that enables organisations to fund their daily operations, and evaluates the impact of financial risk and its management.

This Certificate in Practical Finance and Accounting training course will feature:

• Accounting systems that record, process and report the financial information essential for the operation of the organisation
• Preparation and analysis of the three key financial statements from summarised accounting data, the application of accounting concepts and financial reporting standards, and the use of financial judgement
• The management accounting techniques used for planning and control, and performance improvement
• Financial risk and its management using appropriate funding, and use of interest rate and foreign currency instruments available from the financial markets and financial institutions
• Growth of the organisation from increased corporate value and shareholder value through effective financing and capital investment to achieve the primary corporate objective of shareholder wealth maximisation

By the end of This Certificate in Practical Finance and Accounting training course, participants will be able to:

• Understand how business accounting systems work
• Prepare, analyse and interpret the three key financial statements
• Apply management accounting techniques to plan and control financial performance
• Consider the range of funding and financial instruments available from financial institutions and the financial markets
• Effectively appraise capital investments to identify corporate value-generating projects

This Certificate in Practical Finance and Accounting training course is suitable for a wide range of both non-financial and financial professionals, in all types of organisations. It will greatly benefit:

• Those who are starting their careers in finance and accounting
• Business entrepreneurs
• Members of the operational management team
• Financial and business advisers
• Executive and non-executive board members and audit committee members,
• All those who wish to better understand the practical application of accounting and finance for the benefit of their organisations

This Certificate in Practical Finance and Accounting training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This Certificate in Practical Finance and Accounting training course presents a range of accounting and finance tools and techniques in a very hands-on way to suit individuals with varying levels of financial knowledge and experience. The Instructor draws on his own wide financial and commercial business experience and uses a variety of proven adult learning teaching and facilitation techniques, and illustrations and discussion of real-world scenarios to provide thorough training in the topics covered. The training course is conducted along with workshop principles with presentations and numerous worked examples. Interactive team-based case studies and exercises reinforce the knowledge and develop the practical application of each of the learning points.   Difficult mathematical concepts are minimised wherever possible and handled in a visual way that is easy to understand – our aim is for this to be an enjoyable learning experience.